Politics

New Boston post| December 15, 2015 Massachusetts “Technocrats”: Better than political hacks Last week’s blog post introduced my theory that, in the modern television/internet era, the candidate who is most personally “likable” wins. In short, the theory is that there...

“Advocates for ‘change’ are, inevitably, frustrated with our deliberately inefficient government. And so when they do not get their way, they complain that the system is ‘broken.’ But it is not. This is how it is supposed to work. Gridlock prevents the majority from running roughshod over the minority. Gridlock ensures that dissenting voices are heard. Gridlock forces compromise — often painful compromise, but compromise nonetheless”

Like the US, we in Israel have no quarrel with the people of Iran. But we are determined to roll back Iran's aggression. We will not let Iran establish military bases in Syria and we will not let Iran develop nuclear weapons.

This is a liberal argument I’ve been making for a very long time, including at important moments, but it seems an alien idea to sadly many people. I’m proud to be allied intellectually with the @DalaiLama. https://t.co/zJsPenfWWH

Mrs. Clinton in Yale commencement says we need is radical empathy-to disagree without being disagreeable. That from the woman who called 1/2 of the American people irredeemable "deplorables" and continues to do disparage them at every opportunity. How about leading by example?